PLATFORM WIDTH - Humanities
- Field label
- PLATFORM WIDTH
- Field mnemonic
- PLWI
- Field name
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- Platform Width
- Largeur du talon plat
- Field definition
- This field contains the platform width measured perpendicular to the platform depth.
- Heading
- FIELDS FOR LITHIC AND OTHER TOOLS
- Comments
- NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
- Entry rules
- Enter a single dimension measurement, expressed as numerics only. Attributed data should be followed by space "?".
- Cataloguers rules
- Comments about partial or questionable measurements should be noted in the Dimension Remarks field (DIREM). For gunflints, knives, or lithic cutting implements, the following groups of fields are available: working edge, notch, hafting, platform, cortex and tip. For a separate base or pedestal use the Frame/Pedestal fields with mnemonics prefixed by 'FP'. See also, Unit Linear (UNL).
- Data type
- real number
- Examples
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- 70
- 7.5 ?
- 9.217
- 70
- 7.5 ?
- 9.217
- Discipline
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- Archaeology
- Field label (French)
- LARGEUR DU TALON PLAT
- Field mnemonic (French)
- LATP
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